Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teachers. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Students need to know Bible's 'great stories': poet laureate

Children should be taught the Bible throughout their education because it is an "essential piece of cultural luggage" without which they will struggle to fully understand literature, according to the poet laureate, Andrew Motion in the article students need to know Bible's 'great stories'. Try the quiz: How much do you know about the Bible? and see also:

Friday, 13 July 2007

End of Term


Today is the last day of term for Leicester teachers (and pupils). While the rest of us try not to be too envious of the length of your summer break, we do recognise the importance of your vocation and the need for rest and recreation after what may have been a stressful year. I noticed that the ACT website has some prayers and meditations that were written with education in mind. These are worth checking out by all of us - I especially liked the meditation entitled The Best Teacher (Revised for the 21st Century).